Nicotine and its byproducts may stay in your body for hours, days, or longer, depending on how often you've used nicotine and ...

McMaster researchers found that deep abdominal and liver fat can quietly damage arteries, even in people who appear fit.

Researchers at Mass General Brigham examined a new way to define obesity that goes beyond BMI by also considering how body fat is distributed. Obesity rates in the United States may increase dramatica ...

The obesity rate has been steadily climbing and so have scientific efforts to understand why. A new study, published in ...

Personalized dosing strategies may be necessary for biologic therapies, especially fixed-dose options like ustekinumab, due ...

Body mass index (BMI) alone may not be enough to measure someone's risk of cardiometabolic disease, according to researchers ...

A new study redefines obesity, revealing higher health risks for millions. The updated criteria include measures of body fat ...

According to research from Mass General Brigham, applying updated obesity criteria from The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology ...

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more has dropped. That's being ...

A West Springfield man was arrested in Hadley Friday night after fleeing a car crash, then crashing again with another car shortly after, according to police. A 911 caller reported a crash at the ...

A downtown mass shooting following a homecoming high school football game draws massive police response in Leland, Mississippi. (Credit: Jennifer Buckner via Storyful) 4 dead, 20 injured in mass ...